Year: 2009
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: A 9-year-old, male neutered domestic shorthair cat was presented with injury at the hip.The skin was markedly thin and it was easily damaged with minor trauma.Complete blood counts showed anemia and neutrophilia with the left shift.Histopathology revealed severely atrophic epidermis with hyperkeratosis, and atrophic dermis consisted of dispersed collagen fibers.The cat was diagnosed as having acquired skin fragility syndrome.After fifty-four days, the cat suddenly died, and autopsy showed systemic amyloidosis with lipid pneumonia and interstitial nephritis.
DOI: 10.2736/jjvd.15.79
Authors: Fumihiko Tanaka, Kyohei Yasuno, Atsushi Asai, Ken Sujishi, Takafumi Otsuka, Masahiko Nagata, Kinji Shirota
Institution: Azabu University
Language: English
Subfield: Molecular Biology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W1998549436